Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I got | 'ana nashshiftaacnaa nashshift | أنا َ نـَشّـِفت |
| We got | 'ihna nashshifnaiicHnaa nashshifnaa | إحنا َ نـَشّـِفنا |
| You(m) got | 'inta nashshiftiicnta nashshift | إنت َ نـَشّـِفت |
| You(f) got | 'inti nashshiftiiicnti nashshifty | إنت ِ نـَشّـِفتي |
| You(pl) got | 'intu nashshiftuiicntoo nashshiftoo | إنتوا نـَشّـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) got | huwa nashshifhuwa nashshif | هـُو َ نـَشّـِف |
| She/it(f) got | hiya nashshifithiya nashshifit | هـِي َ نـَشّـِفـِت |
| They got | humma nashshifuhumma nashshifoo | هـُمّ َ نـَشّـِفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might get | 'ana yimkin 'anashshifaacnaa yimkin aacnashshif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـَشّـِف |
| We might get | 'ihna yimkin ninashshifiicHnaa yimkin ninashshif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـَشّـِف |
| You(m) might get | 'inta yimkin tinashshifiicnta yimkin tinashshif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَشّـِف |
| You(f) might get | 'inti yimkin tinashshifiiicnti yimkin tinashshify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَشّـِفي |
| You(pl) might get | 'intu yimkin tinashshifuiicntoo yimkin tinashshifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـَشّـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might get | huwa yimkin yinashshifhuwa yimkin yinashshif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَشّـِف |
| She/it(f) might get | hiya yimkin tinashshifhiya yimkin tinashshif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَشّـِف |
| They might get | humma yimkin yinashshifuhumma yimkin yinashshifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَشّـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I get | 'ana banashshifaacnaa banashshif | أنا َ بـَنـَشّـِف |
| We get | 'ihna binnashshifiicHnaa binnashshif | إحنا َ بـِنّـَشّـِف |
| You(m) get | 'inta bitnashshifiicnta bitnashshif | إنت َ بـِتنـَشّـِف |
| You(f) get | 'inti bitnashshifiiicnti bitnashshify | إنت ِ بـِتنـَشّـِفي |
| You(pl) get | 'intu bitnashshifuiicntoo bitnashshifoo | إنتوا بـِتنـَشّـِفوا |
| He/it(m) gets | huwa biyinashshifhuwa biyinashshif | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـَشّـِف |
| She/it(f) gets | hiya bitnashshifhiya bitnashshif | هـِي َ بـِتنـَشّـِف |
| They get | humma biyinashshifuhumma biyinashshifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـَشّـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will get | 'ana hanashshifaacnaa hanashshif | أنا َ هـَنـَشّـِف |
| We will get | 'ihna hannashshifiicHnaa hannashshif | إحنا َ هـَنّـَشّـِف |
| You(m) will get | 'inta hatnashshifiicnta hatnashshif | إنت َ هـَتنـَشّـِف |
| You(f) will get | 'inti hatnashshifiiicnti hatnashshify | إنت ِ هـَتنـَشّـِفي |
| You(pl) will get | 'intu hatnashshifuiicntoo hatnashshifoo | إنتوا هـَتنـَشّـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will get | huwa hayinashshifhuwa hayinashshif | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـَشّـِف |
| She/it(f) will get | hiya hatnashshifhiya hatnashshif | هـِي َ هـَتنـَشّـِف |
| They will get | humma hayinashshifuhumma hayinashshifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـَشّـِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) get! | nashshifnashshif | نـَشّـِف |
| You(f) get! | nashshifinashshify | نـَشّـِفي |
| You(pl) get! | nashshifunashshifoo | نـَشّـِفوا |
